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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RR1820 · Waldenberg, AR · July 29, 1983

Date
July 29, 1983 · 17:00 local
Place
Waldenberg, AR
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5054X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA357
Reported as
Ayres S2RR1820
Reported engine
WRIGHT R182071
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,457 total5,457 in this make and model320 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine nose case and propeller separated from the aircraft during an ag turn. Reduction drive gear fatigue failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE NOSE CASE AND PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING AN AG TURN. REDUCTION DRIVE GEAR FATIGUE FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.